jump off

See also: jumpoff

English

Verb

jump off (third-person singular simple present jumps off, present participle jumping off, simple past and past participle jumped off)

1. (literally) To move from an elevated place by one jump.

   The cat jumped off the table.

2. (sports, equestrianism) To participate in the final round of an equestrian showjumping event.
3. (intransitive, slang) To happen; to occur.

   Synonym: go down

   The fight jumped off in my own neighborhood.

Derived terms

• if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it
• jumping-off point
• jumpoff (noun)